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JOSH BEECH & THE JOHNS LIVE IN ROME ITALY - SHE
JOSH BEECH IS A SINGER/SONG WRITER BORN IN SOUTH EAST LONDON. HIS FIRST BIG MUSICAL ENDEAVOR WAS WITH THE ROCK/PUNK BAND SNISH, WHO RECEIVED MANY ACCOLADES IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, INCLUDING A REVIEW FROM FLY MAGAZINE, WHICH CALLED THE BAND THE “NEXT BIG THING” IN 2008.
LEVI’S INCLUDED SNISH IN THEIR CONCERT SERIES “ONES TO WATCH,” WHILE JOSH BECAME THE FACE OF THEIR PRESTIGIOUS 501 JEANS CAMPAIGN. THAT CAMPAIGN MARKED THE START OF A NEW CAREER MOVE FOR THE SNISH SINGER, WHO SOON FOUND HIMSELF IN FRONT OF THE CAMERAS ON A REGULAR BASIS. BUT IT WAS THANKS TO HIS PROWESS IN FRONT OF THE MICROPHONE, AND THE WAY IT TRANSLATED INTO HIS ATTITUDE, THAT BOTH THE MUSIC AND FASHION INDUSTRIES CAME CALLING.
JOSH RECORDED “BURNT OUT,” HIS FIRST FOUR-TRACK SOLO ACOUSTIC EP, IN LATE SUMMER OF 2010 WITH BEN SANSOM (LOWER THAN ATLANTIS). DURING THAT SAME SUMMER, BECAUSE OF HIS BACKGROUND IN ROCK MUSIC, JOSH WAS SELECTED AS THE FACE OF THE NEWEST TOMMY HILFIGER FRAGRANCE, LOUD, ALONGSIDE DAISY LOWE.
BURNT OUT WAS RELEASED WORLD WIDE IN OCTOBER 2010 INDEPENDENTLY, WHICH WAS JOSH’S DECISION IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN FULL CONTROL OF HIS SOLO PROJECT IN ITS EARLY STAGES. FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF HIS SOLO PROJECT, JOSH WAS DUBBED AN “ICON OF THE NEW LONDON PUNK GENERATION” BY ITALIAN GQ.
CURRENTLY, JOSH IS TOURING IN EUROPE AND THE USA. ALTHOUGH A NUMBER OF THE SHOWS WILL FEATURE JOSH ON HIS OWN WITH AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR, HE ALSO HAS A FULL BAND CALLED JOSH BEECH AND THE JOHNS. THE OTHER BAND MEMBERS ARE JOHN TURNHAM (FORMER MEMBER OF SNISH) ON DRUMS AND JOHN MARTINELLI (FROM GRACE, HELLO MEXICO) ON BASS AND MANDOLIN.
JOSH BEECH AND THE JOHNS HAVE JUST RECORDED A SOPHOMORE EP (“SHE”), WHICH WILL FEATURE 4 TRACKS WITH BASS AND DRUMS, UNLIKE “BURNT OUT” (WHICH WAS SOLELY ACOUSTIC). WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE NEXT RELEASE JOSH SAID, “MY SOUND ISN’T GETTING ANY HEAVIER, IT’S JUST GETTING FULLER. IT’S A PROGRESSION, SIMILAR TO WHAT GOES ON IN MY LIVE SHOWS. I WANTED THESE MELODIES TO HAVE LEGS, IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.” THE EP IS ON TRACK TO BE RELEASED IN THE EARLY PART OF 2011. WITH A WORLDWIDE FAN BASE ALREADY BUILT IN, JOSH PLANS TO TOUR THROUGHOUT 2011 AND HOPES TO VISIT AS MANY CITIES AS POSSIBLE ALONG THE WAY.
“SHE” IS NOW AVAILABLE TO BUY WORLDWIDE
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